"prefinish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prefinishes [plural]
Etymology: pre- + finish Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|finish}} pre- + finish Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefinish (plural prefinishes)
  1. A preliminary finish applied to a surface.
    Sense id: en-prefinish-en-noun-QbNaIHuu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 47 53

Verb [English]

Forms: prefinishes [present, singular, third-person], prefinishing [participle, present], prefinished [participle, past], prefinished [past]
Etymology: pre- + finish Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pre|finish}} pre- + finish Head templates: {{en-verb}} prefinish (third-person singular simple present prefinishes, present participle prefinishing, simple past and past participle prefinished)
  1. (transitive) To apply a preliminary finish to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prefinish-en-verb-QqEVTJ6F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 47 53

Inflected forms

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